All British Baker articles in June 2011 – Page 4
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Have you made the FMCG Product of the Year?
Entries are now being accepted for Product of the Year 2012. Now in its eighth year, it is the nation’s largest independent survey, conducted by TNS Research International, into FMCG product innovation, with over 12,000 consumers voting.
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Free Cordon Bleu scholarship worth £30,000 up for grabs
Le Cordon Bleu London is to award a free scholarship for its prestigious course, Le Grand Diplôme, from its new international flagship school of culinary arts in London.
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Football club beats bakers to top gong at British Pie Awards
Morecambe Football Club has swept the board at the British Pie Awards. The Npower League Two team won the Supreme Champion award for its chicken, leek and ham pie at the event, which took place in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – the home of the pork pie.
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Mixed performance in pies and pastries sector
Value sales of pasties have fallen by 3.9%, while sales of sausage rolls have grown by the same percentage, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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William Reed backs job plan
British Baker’s publisher William Reed Business Media is to support a new careers initiative, led by the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and Improve, the food and drink sector skills council.
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Bread price inflation shoots up
Following a rollercoaster few months for bread prices, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures show that prices are soaring.
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Britons unhappy with ailing high streets
A new survey has added fuel to calls for government intervention to revive Britain’s struggling high streets.
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Leicestershire bakers meet salt targets
Leicestershire bakers have been praised for reducing the amount of salt in their bread.
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Anuga attracts British bakers
Anuga Trade Fair takes place at Koelnmesse, in Cologne on 8-12 October, with one whole hall given over to bakery.
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Rising dairy prices add to bakery company woes
UK wholesale dairy prices have crept up after a dip during March and early April, with bakers being hit by the rising cost of unsalted butter in particular.
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Bakers urged to diversify sugar sourcing
Bakery manufacturers will have to adjust their sugar buying as the UK’s deficit of sugar supply continues to keep prices high going into the next contract season.
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Bakers air strong views on decline of high street
Cheaper parking, lower rents and greater local council powers have all been suggested by craft bakery chains as ways to halt the decline of British high streets.
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AAK consults over closure of Oldham plant
Up to 40 jobs could go at AAK Bakery Services if a proposal to close its Oldham site in March 2012 gets the go-ahead.
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In my world
Umer Ashraf is a young entrepreneur who owns the Glasgow-based iCafé chain of shops, as well as smoothie and juice bar Paradise Bay in Oban, ScotlandAs I sat in the sunshine enjoying a double macchiato outside one of the iCafé stores, a thought came into my mind. I would have ...
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Trade snapshot
"If you take away one idea from a demo, it pays for the trip," patissier John Slattery told delegates at the NAMB conference last weekend. The stand-out gold nugget was if not the incredible margins that can be made from making confectionery versions of fast foods how to ...
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Allied in careers driveAllied Bakeries is holding a recruitment roadshow to find new manufacturing staff for its Newcastle-under-Lyme site. Applicants for the event on 8 June at the Borough Arms Hotel must register in advance at careersatallied.co.uk.Mince pies take prizeVery Lovely Mulled Wine Mince Pies from Taste of the Moorlands ...
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Rise for Krispy KremeKrispy Kreme UK has achieved a 12.6% rise in revenue over the 12 months to 31 January 2011, hitting the £33.4m sales mark. The firm said the growing demand supported its expansion plans to double its presence in the UK over a five-year period. Like-for-like sales increased ...
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Irish delegates to attend ABST eventThirty delegates from the Republic of Ireland are to attend the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees conference, next week. There will be 15 trainees attending from the Limerick Youth Service a community-based initiative that offers youngsters the opportunity to learn baking skills ...
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Cherry prices riseThe wholesale price of cherries in the UK has risen 6% year-on-year, but is 44% higher than its five-year seasonal average, according to commodity intelligence firm Mintec. Prices in May were around £7,000/mt, whereas the seasonal average is around £5,000/mt. Mintec said unusually wet weather has slowed normal ...
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Reporting in
Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees RepresentativeAs I write this article, final preparations for the annual conference of the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) are being made. The conference is being held at Alton Towers from the 10-12 June and to date 300 delegates will be attending the ...